11 Pokémon Party Ideas Every Kid Will Love

Pokémon party ideas

Pokémon’s appeal crosses age groups and genders: Younger kids enjoy the cute characters while older kids enjoy battling and playing Pokémon Go and collecting cards. We’ve “caught” 11 of the best party ideas to get you started planning an epic Pokémon gathering. Play Pokémon Go and collect “real” Poké Balls, get your trainers in top shape with balance exercises, fuel up with Poké Ball pizza and more. Scroll through the arrows above to see the ideas. 

 

Poké party decorations

Diana at the blog Diana Rambles shows you an easy way to create an eye-catching snack table backdrop. She even made Poké Ball plates to go with the Poké Ball theme! After you check out her backdrop tutorial, grab the free printables to make banners, straw flags, cupcake wrappers and more.

Get crafty

This cute craft is from the Fab Everyday blog. The Poké Balls open to reveal the caught Pokémon. Plus, the  Pokémon can be colored as an entry activity (because partygoers never show up all at once), and the craft completed later.

Pokémon prize punch

Gina from the East Coast Mommy blog offers an easy tutorial to make your own prize punch game. Put Pokémon cards or figurines in the cups and secure them with tissue paper and hot glue. Kids will love punching through the paper to get their prize. 

Pokéball belt

Real trainers store Poké Ball on their belts. Check out this party activity from the blog Bombshell Bling. The blog’s author created Poké Balls with Velcro so they can be attached to an elastic belt after Pokémon are caught. You could conduct the game with Pokémon pictures hidden around the space, or guests could add a Poké Ball to their belt after catching Pokémon while playing Pokémon Go.

Train those Pokémon!

Paula of the Frog Prince Paperie blog employed minute-to-win-it games as “training exercises” for her party guests. We especially love this dice and popsicle stick game. Check the post for more fun ways to get your trainers in tip-top shape.

Poké Ball piñata

After catching ‘em all, what could be better than smashing a piñata? Dyan of the And Next Comes L blog offers step-by-step instructions to create a papier-mâché Poké Ball piñata. No one would know it was homemade!

 

Poké Ball pizza

After all that training, your guests will be hungry: Poké Ball pizza to the rescue! For this simple — yet impressive — snack, you order a half-cheese, half-pepperoni pizza, then add black olives and mozzarella. Check the post for details, and for other themed food ideas.

 

Pokémon water bottles

Trainers need to stay hydrated. Kids will enjoy drinking water from bottles with these awesome labels from the blog Fab Everyday. To find these free printables, scroll to the bottom of the post for a link that will take you to all of the blog’s printable offerings.

Candy Poké Balls

After a long day of Pokémon catching, these treats will make any trainer happy! Holly from the Kids Activities blog shows you how to create these sweets from candy melts. Serve candy Poké Balls at the party or send these sweet treats home in a goody bag.

Pika-cake

Dyan at the And Next Comes L blog promises that this cake is super easy; we think it’s super cute! It’s made from a box cake mix and — bonus — the baker can eat the cake scraps left over after cutting out the Pikachu ears.

Poké Ball party favors

Ashley at the Cute as a Fox blog made these Poké Balls from round vending machine capsules. She even provides a link for purchasing your own capsules! She spray-painted hers but you could just go with the color assortment you receive. Fill with fun prizes and you have the perfect Pokémon Go party favor.

Editor’s notes: This article was originally published in 2017 and has been updated most recently in 2023.